Watercolor 'Will You Be My Bridesmaid?' Cards. If you have been loving the watercolor and ombre trend recently, you are going to LOVE this amazing DIY Sarah is bringing us today!
She is sharing a sweet way to ask your bridesmaids if they will stand by your side on your wedding day. This DIY is so adorable and super easy! It is even more awesome because this technique can be applied to so many elements in your wedding (hello, fabulous escort cards and favor tags!) It’s DIY time again, lovely readers! This time I have a super “artsy” project for you! Materials Watercolor paper cut into 9″x6.25″ rectangles, folded into cards(size A6: 4.5″x6.25″), 1 per bridesmaidWatercolor paints (the cheap Crayola one will work just fine!)
Helpful hints: Using a bone folder to fold the paper is very helpful, since watercolor paper tends to be thicker than printer or scrapbooking paper. Step 1: Cut all of the paper (watercolor and scrapbook) to the sizes indicated above. Dye Clear Glass ANY Color (A New Technique) & Curbly. Manga Pack. Teach Beside Me: Things to do with things, part 1: Recycling Bottles. Drawing & Sketching - Pullingers Art Shop - Suppliers of Pencils, Charcoal, Pastels, Crayons, Inks. Virgin Trains: Where do you want to be? Lino Printing Blocks (3.2mm thick) - Pullingers Art Shop - Lightswitch cover - Apartments / Home Design - Time Out New York. A Milk Jug Skeleton is a Fun Recycled Craft Decoration for Halloween. Years ago I created one of these Milk Jug Skeletons for Halloween.
Just recently I was cleaning out my craft room and came across the directions again and thought I would share for those who have never seen it before. My Milk Jug Skeleton I think got lost in one of my many moves years ago and now that I have found the pattern I think I may have to create another one. This Skeleton would be a craft for an older child or adult since there is a lot of cutting involved, but it is well worth the effort. Not only does it look cool, but you are also recycling all those Gallon Milk or Water Containers into a Halloween Decoration that is sure to bring lots of conversation when the Trick or Treaters come to the door.
As you can see from the photo to the left that you can also add some Glow in the Dark Paint onto the Skeleton so that when it is dark out he will Glow while he hangs there. So if you want to give it a try save those Gallon Milk or Water Containers. That is it !!! Glitz It: DIY Dry Erase Board - Elle and Blair. Hey everyone! As you know, I've been doing a lot of decorating for my new apartment and I thought it would be fun to do a quick tutorial on making your own dry erase board! I don't know about you, but keeping lists of all the things I need to do really helps me stay organized and a dry erase board is a great place to quickly jot down reminders, shopping lists, and other notes when you're in a rush. A couple weeks ago I came across the most genius idea on RealSimple.com : use a picture frame as a dry erase board! I mean, it totally makes sense since you can write onto the glass of a picture frame with a dry erase marker and then erase your writing with the swipe of a tissue.
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Last month, she taught us about DIY Yarn Letters, and today she’s sharing her tips and tricks for mastering spray painting – enjoy! Spray paint is an easy and inexpensive way to add pops of color to your decor. Scavenge through the aisles of your local thrift stores in search of diamonds in the rough. Lay out newspaper and place items face up. Hold spray paint can about 12 inches away and use a fluid back and forth motion to cover evenly. Printed Starch Fabric Monogram Book (Tutorial)- Guest Post. More gifts... Just a notebook but it's all hopped up on cuteness. simple fun notebooks from wal-mart....with many many ribbons tied to the side.
Bookbinding in REHAB! Scrabble tile magnets. I had a whole bag of scrabble tiles leftover from another project (more on that another time) that were crying out to be repurposed.
I’ll be going through a few ideas over the coming weeks. First up, we have fridge magnets: You could spell out lovely messages according to what’s being displayed (as with the invitation above) or go a bit more practical as in the examples below: Although I have to admit the lack of punctuation in this last one offends the pedant in me. Most favorited all-time. DIY wedding favors project strike-anywhere match jars.
Today’s entry for the DIY Favor Contest is sent in by Mandy Fowler.
These little match jars are way, way too adorable, and just imagine all the puns you can play with! An important note before you begin: The most crucial detail about this project is that you absolutely MUST use “strike anywhere” matches. Dollar Store Crafts & Blog Archive & Make an Alien Abduction Lamp. This is an entry in the Living With Lindsay Five Dollar Challenge!
The challenge was to make a home decor item for $5 or less. My project is inspired by Lasse Klein's conceptual Alien Abduction Lamp. The lamps are still being developed and are not available for sale yet.* (update 2010: oh yes, the lamp is now available). DIY Framed Hanging Succulent Garden. If you have some vintage picture frames and you want to reuse them then you can make a hanging succulent garden.
Of course you can also use some other plants and even grow herbs in such hanging garden but succulents and cactuses looks so good and are so easy to keep them alive that they are the best choice for such project. If you want your succulent garden to pop out you can sand your frame and paint it in some bright color. For the project you’ll need a large picture frame with an interior opening, a large piece of 1″ Chicken Wire, wood strips, a sheet of oak plywood, a bunch of nails, a can of varnish spray, cactus soil and a lot of small succulents.
You also need wire cutters, work gloves and a hammer. Talk Crafty To Me. Why not brighten up your gloomy winter day, by making your own paper flowers.
This super simple project takes only about 5 mins and is sure to brighten any room. Add them to twigs or branches for an instant bouquet or simply throw them in a bowl. Originally created by Martha Stewart, Wendy from DoziDesign has whipped up a quick tutorial. Head on over there and start making flowers to your heart’s content. CRAFT Project: Mason Jar Terrarium : Daily source of DIY craft projects and inspiration, patterns, how-tos. The crafting world seems to have come down with a major case of terrarium fever, and I’m no exception.
It’s so much fun creating these verdant little worlds, and I especially like that my cats can’t get to the plants inside. I’ve been having a lot of fun making woodland-themed moss terrariums for friends, so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned with CRAFT readers. 60 Magazine Page Crafts to Make. Recycling Crafts. Thank you for visiting Little House in the Suburbs. Please subscribe and you'll get great simple living tips and how-to articles delivered to your inbox, for free! I’ve spent WAY too much time looking at crafts online, so I thought it was time to share some links so I could at least PRETEND that I was doing something useful.
HA! These are all crafts that I could do with leftover stuff hanging around my house, hence the title Recycling Crafts: Pillow Case Tote- I totally have a pile of random pillow cases that match NOTHING. Shrinky Dink Ornaments- Recycling #6 plastic is not easy around here and this craft can make use of those salad boxes taking up space in the landfill. Dry erase board out of a picture frame. 133.2K Flares Twitter 7 Facebook 69 Pin It Share 3.9K 3K+ StumbleUpon 129.2K Filament.io Made with Flare More Info 133.2K Flares × I purchased a few cheap 12×16 picture frames from Wal-mart for $3.00 a piece and brought them home, cut out scrapbook paper and attached it to the inside of the frame. I used double sided tape to stick the 12×12 sheets together then just cut off the remaining amount of paper before I attached it to the inside of the frame. Making DIY Coffee Filter Flowers: The Complete Guide. Hello lovely readers, Apologies for the delayed post today.
This post was originally one sweet little DIY tutorial all set to go live at 9am this morning then I got immersed in the intoxicating world of coffee filter flowers and ended up adding another and another until I was up to my eyeballs in coffee filter tutorials and inspiration! So it took waaay longer than expected but I do hope you’ll find it useful. If you’re looking for a cheap, simple and pretty DIY project for your wedding, coffee filter flowers could be just the thing! Photo via Just Simple Designs Who knew coffee filters could look so pretty?
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